Is weaned weight required by Angus Association.
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greenwillowherefords
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Frankie":3bd351q3 said:
It is a yearly activation fee that must be paid in order to register anything, whether you are registering one or one thousand. Then you still have to pay $5-10 per registered animal beyond that. The actual membership fee is $15 if I recall, and you can be a member and not pay the $100 so long as you are not registering calves. The bright sides to this are: With your $100 activation fee, you get the breed publication, a $25 value, and if you pay the fee early, you get a credit on your account as well. Can't remember just how much right now. No doubt this fee is one of the reasons the AHA is in good fiscal shape, and has the money to kick off new programs like Hereford Verified. I still resent it, and feel it is unfair to the small breeder.
sorry to pop in on this so late, but as we were out looking at the calves this am, and discussing weaning time, the Mrs. informed me that we must weigh the calf at weaning time. No Problem. Then she said we must weigh the mom also and get a BCS or Hip height or something. Just wanted to know incase its a ploy to get her favorite up in the yard sooner so she can start buying more bags of special treats. This is an Angus pair.
joe":q2ybbrvc said:
No, you don't HAVE to report ANY weights or heights to the Angus Association. They would like for you to report them; it will help you improve your herd and make breeding decisions if you report them. But if you don't report them on your cattle, later generations won't have EPDs.
Conagher
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Will the AAA take weights (BW, WW, etc.) using the weight tapes?
bwranch
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Conagher":2htsje8z said:
Of course. They have no way of knowing how you got the weight.
cowgurl1184
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hey just thought id tell you i turn in weights and data all the time but heres the real truth. You dont have to turn in anything but if you want to keep records and have your epds be accurate its always good. what i do is keep track of my birthweights and then turn them in with my weaning weights. I also turn in yearling weights, scrotal and any ultrasound data. Has helped me know what to breed to better. good luck oh ps. use scales if you dont have them go to a local locker plant its what we do and dont worry if the calves are over the dates you can turn them in the association will do an adjustment and come up with an accurate 205 day weight.
Getting the weaning weight is not too difficult. For calves you run through the stockyard, just write down your ear tag numbers and match them to the corresponding lot number and you got those weights (the steers and cull heifers) with no hassle. Our county Cattleman's association owns a set of portable scales, that we can use any time we need them (which is 1 maybe 2 days a year for most of us). Talk to your county cattleman's association, farmer's federation group, or extension office about possibly doing such an arrangement. Or mention it to a large farm supply store. If there is enough demand they could buy a portable scale and rent it out (like most of them do with grain drills now). Call the other small pure breeders and find out if they could not go in with you an a set of scales. If you are forced to buy a set of scales out of your own pocket it is NOT a prohibitively expensive purchase.
http://www.palletscales.net/304s_livestock_scale.htm
Installing Load bars under your existing cattle chute is another cheaper option for ~$1100
http://www.cattlescale.com/select.htm
While he is in the cage, measure his hip height, and get the scrotal circumference (if he is too lacking you know to just go ahead and ship him)
I find birth weight to be the hardest number to get since it has to be done individually for every calf and fighting off the cow can be a nuisance, but getting weaning weights is not mission impossible.
http://www.palletscales.net/304s_livestock_scale.htm
Installing Load bars under your existing cattle chute is another cheaper option for ~$1100
http://www.cattlescale.com/select.htm
While he is in the cage, measure his hip height, and get the scrotal circumference (if he is too lacking you know to just go ahead and ship him)
I find birth weight to be the hardest number to get since it has to be done individually for every calf and fighting off the cow can be a nuisance, but getting weaning weights is not mission impossible.
certherfbeef
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Brandonm2":2ffq7ow0 said:
I've been know to grab a calf and take cover under the tractor till I get the calf tended to.
Nothing is born here without an accurate BW taken w/i the first 24 hours. Commercial or registered, I like to have more information than I need than to not have enough.
I realize that if I had 200 head, BW would not be feasable, but I don't have 200 head.
